Radish

Radish:

Radish has got many nutrients as a food and also as a medicine. White Radish or Japanese radish is popularly called as Daikon Radish.

   Nutritional Values in Radish:

• Radish helps in improving the quality of sperm.
• Radish is used in treatment for piles or hemmherroids, cough, body pains, ENT diseases.
• Radish contains Glucocide, Mythylmercaptine enzymes.
• Radish seeds have got essential oils.
• Radish creates hungry and prevents from motion problems in the morning.
• Radish mixed with pepper powder after a meal helps indigestion.
• Radish pieces in addition with lemon juice, pepper powder and salt mixed on a dosage of 3 times daily useful in treating hemmherroids, indigestion, and Spleen and Liver diseases, Jaundice.
• Radish juice mixed of honey and Rock Salt on a dosage of 3 times daily reduces Bronchitis.
• Radish leaves’ has got large amounts of Potassium, Vitamin A and Vitamin C. 
• Radish seeds boiled in cow milk reduce the eunuch nature and increases sexual power.
• Radish seeds’ paste applied on face reduces pimples, black spots and washing after one hour results in facial glow.
• Radish helps in digestion when foods overtake of concentrated oils been taken as it contains more fiber and water content.
• Radish mixed of honey and salt fights against cough and cold.
• Radish is good for reducing hunger which helps people suffering from obesity and sugar diseases.
• Radish act as a shield against skin disorders due to presence of zinc, phosphorus and vitamin -B,C.
• Radish is powerful detoxifying agent due to presence of sulphur compounds.
• Radish seeds soaked and made as paste applied on skin treats rings disease.
• Radish seed powder mixed of water intake kills the worms inside the stomach.
• Radish fights against cancer due to presence of sulforaphane (isothiocyanate) along with Vitamin-C and Folic Acid.
• Radish naturally cools the body by decreasing heat in the body.
• Radish contains no fat, good amounts of dietary fiber which is useful for people suffering from obesity.
• Radishes are different types based on color - red radish, radish greens, black radish and purple radish.
• Radish juice (raw) is quiet effective in treating imbalance of thyroid glands.

Juices with Radish:

• Radish leaves’ juice acts as a diuretic when taken on a dosage of 100 ml daily.
• Radish leaves’ juice controls high Blood Pressure and Nephritis.
• Radish juice mixed of honey is good for person suffering from Nephritis.

Cautions with Radish:

• Don't consume large amounts of radish. It is diuretic and irritates digestive tract.
• Itching sensation found in few people by taking radish juice.